European Borderlands | The EU and its Borders

The concluding part of our epic culinary journey across the states of the European Union visits Spain, Holland and Poland. Already we have seen some exceptional dishes from all over the EU, that defined the rich heritage of the member states that form the Union. We begin this particular tour in the Netherlands. Netherlands –...
In part two of the best things to eat in the EU we concentrated on the fine cuisine of France and highlighted Steak Tartare as a triumph of cuisine. In this blog we travel to Greece and Germany among others to uncover some fantastic food from the states that make up the European Union. Germany – Kasespatzle Many of the...
Part one of the best things to eat in the EU looked at Halloumi cheese in Cyprus, beef stew in Belgium and a fried filo delight in Bulgaria. In this blog we look at great dishes from the Czech Republic, Denmark and Estonia among others. Czech Republic – Vepro-Knedlo-Zelo Outside Prague, the Czech Republic is mostly a rural...
The European Union is a collection of twenty-eight different nations spread all over the continent. Each member country has its own identity and culture and this very much includes their cuisine. If you consider the amazing differences between the locations of these states it is hardly surprising there is a massive change in...
Part two into our exploration into the successes of the European Union looks at how it won a Nobel Peace Prize, also how it banished the death penalty and how a million-ton butter mountain suddenly appeared. In the previous blog of the successes of the European Union we looked at how the Union gave freedom to half a billion...
The European Union has always thrown up split opinions by people who like the idea and those that do not. The anti-EU lobby cite an abundance of red tape and a great deal of wasted money on bureaucracy and such like, but there is a considerable amount of people who applaud what the European Union stands for and what is has...
The EU is unique in many ways, and each European Union member state is unique in their own way too. There are many ways countries of the EU differ from one another, for instance population growth and GDP are two areas that are vastly different. In domestic policy each country can be radically different, such as their approach...
Crime in the EU has been evolving as different criminal elements from different states have the ability to move more freely from one EU state to another. The criminal landscape of Europe as we once knew it is changing massively. There has been seen a decline of traditional criminal groups and an expansion of virtual criminal...
Europe has always been a diverse collection of different cultures, languages, peoples, ideals, religions, laws etc. There is no common thread to the countries that are included as part of the EU apart from they happen to be on the same continent. In fact, some people of Europe have more in common with other continents such as...

The difficulty is the balance of both political and fiscal policies that can be agreed upon by all member states.

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In this blog we focus on some of the successes that the EU has achieved since it was founded by the Treaty of Rome in 1957. The original treaty was signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, France, West Germany and the Netherlands.